English noun: neodymium | |||
1. | neodymium (substance) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | ||
Synonyms | atomic number 60, Nd | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
Substance meronym | bastnaesite, bastnasite, monazite | ||